At the other end, Obinna slices wide his left-foot shot from Ibrahimovic's headed pass.

48'

Half time. Inter lead Reggina by two goals to nothing.

47'

Barillà goes through on goal but Julio Cesar has read the move to perfection and he thwarts the Reggina number 17.

45'

Muntari blocks Cozza's long-range free kick. Reggina remain in the Inter third and Cozza has a second attempt on goal, his shot on the turn finishing wide.

45'

Three minutes of added time.

42'

Brilliant save by Julio Cesar from Barillà, who was through on goal with just the Inter keeper to beat.

41'

Mario Balotelli hits a low shot wide.

41'

Obinna comes on for Mancini.

40'

Mancini has pulled up with an injury. Obinna has started his warm-up.

38'

Cozza goes close with a well taken shot from just outside our box. The Reggina number ten's effort hits the side-netting.

37'

Ibra goes for goal with a low shot from an almost impossible position on the left. Puggioni is taken by surprise but the Reggina shotstopper gets down to his right and blocks.

34'

Ibrahimovic commits a foul on Valdez as he rises in the box to meet Maicon's outswinging cross.

29'

Valdez beats the onrushing Santon to Muntari's ball over the Reggina defence.

27'

Mario's inswinging cross is punched to safety by Puggioni.

26'

Barillà is booked for chopping down Balotelli on the right wing. Another free kick.

25'

Ibra's free kick hits the Amaranto wall.

24'

Another free kick, in a more promising position this time, after a foul by Carmona on Balotelli.

23'

Free kick to Inter on the right channel 25 metres from goal after a foul on Balotelli. Ibrahimovic slips as he shoots and the Reggina defence come forward on the break.

22'

Another chance for the visitors after Muntari is dispossessed in the Inter third. Cozza unleashes a decent right-foot shot from 20 yards. It's not far over Julio Cesar's bar.

20'

Costa pokes his shot wide as Reggina create a chance to reduce the gap.

18'

Ibrahimovic scuffs wide when it would have been easier to score after collecting Mario Balotelli's cross.

18'

Zlatan does better seconds later with a first-time shot that hits the inside of the post and goes out for a goal kick.

16'

Brilliant ball out to the left by Muntari for Ibra. The Swede pokes through for Mancini but the Amaranto defence intercepts.

12'

Zanetti, who today surpasses Giacinto Facchetti to become Inter's second most present player of all time, brilliantly blocks Barillà and brings the ball out of defence.

10'

PENALTY!!!! Mancini weaves his way into the box from the left, forcing Valdez into a foul. Mazzoleni points to the spot.

10'

Valdez is booked.

10'

GOAL!!!! Zlatan Ibrahimovic shoots low under Puggioni and we're 2-0 up after just ten minutes of play. INTER 2-0 REGGINA.

9'

Maicon pumps upfield for Balotelli but Santos has things covered.

6'

Inter attack back and Maicon squeezes between two opponents in the box, earning us a corner kick.

6'

GOAL!!!! Mario Balotelli's corner is cleared as far as... Mario Balotelli. The Italian whips in a cross and Stankovic backheels through to Cambiasso who lifts the ball over Puggioni. Not bad for a lad who is playing at centre-back today.INTER 1-0 REGGINA.

4'

Adejo races on to a through ball but Maicon gets there first.

3'

Reggina come forward on the counter-attack and Brienza has a shot saved by Julio Cesar.

2'

Santon serves Mancini but the winger fails to control and Reggina clear.

1'

What a gorgeous sunny day in Milan. Here we are at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, where the teams are warming up ahead of the three o'clock kick-off.

1'

Juventus cut our lead to four points with their 4-1 win at Roma last nght. That will, of course, return to plus seven if we beat Serie A cellar dwellers Reggina, who haven't won a league fixture in 15 attempts.

1'

The Reggio Calabria outfit, who last won a Serie A match last November when they beat Atalanta 3-1, haven't scored away to Inter since 2001.